Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 175 Complex Situation and Unclear Intentions
Not long after Shanying returned to the room, he received a call from Xuehu. The Xuehu's tone on the phone was very relaxed...

"Mountain Eagle, what happened there?"

Shanying thought for a moment and said helplessly, "I don't know either, because I know too little.

Blood Fox, I don't know what you are thinking and why you make things so complicated. I just want to tell you that without sufficient intelligence, it is difficult for me to guarantee that my decisions are correct.

Because I can’t even figure out who is the enemy, who is the friend, and who can cooperate with me.”

After hearing this, Blood Fox laughed and said, "Boy, if you want to make a name for yourself in the underground world, this is the situation you have to face every day...

Because everyone is doing things for money, someone may be a friend today but become an mortal enemy tomorrow.

Just like you did with Anna, don’t trust anyone, and then you have a chance to step out and see the situation clearly.”

After hearing this, Shanying shook his head helplessly and said, “If I don’t trust anyone, I won’t have the opportunity to truly see the situation clearly.

I need to find a 'fulcrum' outside of you, and then I can find a way to break the impasse.

Otherwise, once your whereabouts are revealed, I alone won’t be able to stop you…”

Shanying hesitated for a moment and said, "What does your ex-wife Irene mean?
Selina and Sergei are just a pair of rookies who can't make a name for themselves in the Russian intelligence system. Why did Irene push them to conduct an investigation?
I don’t know if my hunch is right, but Selena and Sergei might eventually trace the case back to Irene.

Whose man was this guy, Mathias Monaghan, who sat next to me when I flew here?
Mr. Poincare helped me book my flight ticket, but I don’t believe it could be such a coincidence!
Brother, I trust you, but you can't hide key information from me, otherwise if I make a mistake, you might die!"

After listening to this, Blood Fox was silent for a while and said, "Mountain Eagle, you are very smart, but knowing too much is sometimes a burden, especially for intelligence organizations.

The intelligence organization system of Great Russia is seriously rotten, and the Shiravek Group, the Royal Russian Group, and the pro-Western camp have created serious infighting.

However, the Crimea issue forced Putin to work hard to integrate the intelligence system.

Old Patrushev is the real executor. He and Boss Putin have a consensus that they want to take advantage of the Crimea and Sden issues to reintegrate reliable intelligence forces.

Snowden is just a trigger. He will draw out some of the forces hidden under the water and give old Patrushev a chance to catch some of the really dangerous guys.

Mountain Eagle, this is a big purge!

Anyone with a clear mind might be involved.

Irene is old Patrushev's assistant. Her current identity is very embarrassing. She must get herself out of the vortex before the purge begins.

You are doing great now!

Selena and Sergei called headquarters to apply for informant funding. They are working hard to rationalize your identity and behavior.

They want to investigate the case. If you have the energy, help them. If not, just let them do what they want...

Because what they can find out has already been determined!"

Shanying was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a somewhat absurd guess appeared in his mind...

Blood Fox's ex-wife Irene held an important position, but because she saved her daughter Anna and released an important political prisoner, she was dragged into trouble by the Baikal Foundation.

She obviously didn't want to be controlled, so she wanted to save herself.

It would be a stupid move to reveal one's situation to one's superiors, so she planned to use the two abandoned rookies and create conditions for them to expose the people in Great Russia who were related to the Lake Baikal Foundation.

As long as the Baikal Foundation's reach into the Greater Russian political circle is cut off, Irene's importance to the Baikal Foundation will increase exponentially.

By then, Irene would have the background of "promoting the investigation of two rookies", and she could jump back and forth between the Baikal Lake Foundation and the Great Russian Intelligence Organization at any time...

Once you have the initiative, many things will become easier.

Whether becoming a double agent trusted by both parties or becoming a bridge of communication, Irene's importance can be magnified.

Shanying didn't know whether Irene, whom he had never met, thought so, but he felt that if he were in that position, he might do so.

Making yourself important is the prerequisite for solving all problems!

Destroying some of the forces of the Baikal Foundation that have penetrated deep into Greater Russia will make Irene important in the eyes of both parties.

Because attacking the Baikal Foundation would make Irene important within Greater Russia...

After the Baikal Foundation lost the support from within Greater Russia, Irene, who holds an important position, will become a target that they need to focus on winning over.

There is so much room for maneuver here!
Shanying realized at this time that he was actually just an outsider in the overall situation...

It seems that his mission is very crucial, but in fact he has not touched the core of the overall situation!
Of course, this is the most normal thing. It would be abnormal if a person who was a wanted criminal a few months ago suddenly became involved in the internal political game of an international big brother like Russia a few months later.

After thinking for a while, Shanying said to the Blood Fox on the other end of the phone: "I think I understand...

But I still want a little tip, who should I be careful of in the hotel?

Who is the boss behind that Matthias Monaghan? Mr. Poincare helped me book my flight ticket. I don’t really believe in coincidences! "

Blood Fox was silent for a moment, then said, "Victor Vekselberg..."

"Who?"

Shanying was stunned for a moment, then said incredulously: "Why would Victor, the oligarch, hire a killer to do something like this?"

After hearing this, Blood Fox said in a deep voice: "Do you know Victor?"

When Shanying heard this, he said with a smile: "He is a Russian energy oligarch, a world aluminum tycoon, and a major shareholder of the National Bank of Cyprus. How could I not know?
I used to deal with his aluminum company!
Why did he arrange a killer?"

Blood Fox said: "Of course he didn't hire the killer himself...

But he is the boss behind the scenes and a major sponsor of the 'Save S N Deng Plan'!

He is also a major shareholder of an intelligence company owned by Anna!"

As Blood Fox listened to the slightly heavy breathing of Mountain Eagle on the phone, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Victor is not an enemy..."

After hearing this, Shanying sighed and said, "How many things have you been hiding from me?
I've heard that Russia has intelligence contractors, that is, it outsources espionage work to some capable contractors.

But I didn’t expect that Anna would be such a character.

I thought Anna was from the Russian intelligence organization..."

Shanying thought about Anna's arrogant behavior before, and shook his head and said, "They stole the secret agreement that the U.S. Department of Justice gave to S Nden...

Will this agreement be exposed later, and will the media be used to force the US government to deny the existence of this agreement? "

Blood Fox was silent for a few seconds and said, "If you have a computer, you will see that the WikiLeaks website has exposed this agreement and pointed out some parts of the agreement that violate the U.S. Constitution.

Snowden is now considered the conscience of freedom and democracy. After the secret agreement is exposed, he is doomed to have no way out!

Shanying, Anna is the person Victor arranged to contact S N Deng, so she is reliable in protecting S N Deng..."

Shanying sneered and said, "If she is reliable on the issue of S Nden, can it be understood that she may not be reliable on other issues?"

Shanying said seriously: “I will not cooperate with Anna, nor with anyone else.

I now realize that we have nothing to gain from this matter except $500 million and huge risks! "

After hearing this, Blood Fox said with a smile: “You think $500 million is not enough?

Do you know how many people can be mobilized if a $500 million commission is placed with an international agency? "

Shanying sneered and said, “I don’t know how many people this money can mobilize, but I know that you are doing things other than the $500 million commission.

The money was paid by Assange's supporters, and you violated the mercenary code and you made things more complicated."

Shanying said tiredly: "Blood Fox, I understand that you made this choice for your ex-wife and daughter, but I can't put myself in the center of a storm that has nothing to do with us.

Either you listen to me, we save S Nden's life, let Irene get what she wants, and get more rewards at the same time.

Or I should book a flight now, because I have some important things to deal with in Thailand."

After hearing this, Blood Fox asked curiously, "If you knew that the funder behind the 500 million was Victor, would you still think so?"

Shanying was stunned for a moment and said, "I can!
Unless you have not made the details of the commission clear to me, we should just do our part.

Any additional requests should be charged separately!
Just like you wanted to help Irene and let the people from the Baikal Lake Foundation meet with S Nden...

At first I thought Selina and Sergei were Irene's disguised reward for helping us complete the mission...

But now it seems that this is not the case at all!"

Shanying hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me guess...

Last year, Victor became a shareholder due to the financial collapse of Cyprus, and billions of dollars of funds were trapped in Cyprus.

Now the two major shareholders of the National Bank of Cyprus are Victor and a former senior official of the Federal Reserve.

Does Snden have important information that can help Victor get out of Cyprus?
Or maybe this guy is really a die-hard supporter of Putin and wants to use Sten to gain a certain degree of initiative for Russia on the Crimea issue!"

The blood fox was stunned for a moment and said, "That's about right...

Mountain Eagle, what on earth do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)